The 4th International Crossroads Conference

Four years into the study of everyday interactions among people with a connection to the geographic area bounded by Eastern Iran, Northern India, the Aral Sea and Western China, Crossroads Asia organized a conference to reflect on how categories of spatial organization emerge and how these findings can be useful for rethinking Area Studies.

Visit the Crossroads Photo Exhibition at ZEF

The Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn and the Competence Network “Crossroads Asia” cordially invite you to a photo exhibition on the premises of ZEF.The exhibition can be visited daily and the entrance is free.

Upper Hunza Valley, Pakistan | Photo by Andreas BenzIn 2010, a massive rockslide blocked the flow of the Hunza river and formed the more than 25km long Attabad lake, which inundated not only countless houses and large tracts of agricultural land, but also the Karakoram Highway, the lifeline of the region. Since then, communication between Upper Hunza and the rest of Pakistan has been possible by boat only.